Waverly Church of Christ

What is your attitude toward your own salvation this morning? Is it something which you just can’t keep to yourself? I hope so. Peter’s goal in our text this morning is to show his readers that the spiritual blessings which they now have are greater than anything the O.T. prophets or even the angels imagined. He seeks to increase their appreciation for what God has done in their lives. When Peter writes, “as to this salvation” he is referring to . . . a. The salvation of their souls which they are obtaining as the outcome of their faith (v. 9). b. The salvation which he writes in v. 5 is “ready to be revealed in the last time” and for which they are being “protected by the power of God.” c. A salvation which includes an inheritance which is “imperishable and undefiled and will not fade away, reserved in heaven for you” (v. 4). This is the salvation which you are obtaining if you are a Christian. Here in verses 10-12, Peter has some other things to tell us about the special nature of this salvation which I would like for you to consider this morning: a. The prophets of old spoke of it. b. Those who preached the gospel centered their messages around it. c. The angels long to look into it. My goal if for each of us to develop the same passion for our salvation as these.